Book Review: The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith
The Book: The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith
Source: I received an advance copy of this book on NetGalley
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (see my review on Goodreads)
A haven for witches sounds like the kind of atmosphere I am eager to experience in a book! Pair that with the setting of New York in the late 1800s - early 1900s, and I was sold. This book got off to a very slow start for me, and I had trouble puzzling out why. Objectively, everything was right up my alley -- the setting, the premise, the mystery, the witchiness. I'm going to blame it mostly on the fact that for half of the way, I had to read this book on my laptop instead of the comfort of my phone or other method that didn't require me to sit at a computer screen.
One of my favorite things in books is when they take place mostly at nighttime or in the dark, and The Witch Haven delivered -- so once I was able to read this on my kindle, in bed at night, it really lent to the atmosphere! Anyway, I think my favorite parts of this book were the messages and moments of introspection, self discovery, empowerment, and sisterhood. I found the story compelling, although sometimes it did feel like the pace was dragging or that it was just taking too long to get to the next plot point. I found some things rather predictable, but that didn't stop me from investing myself in them anyway. This was a solid 3.5-star book for me, and if there is a sequel, I will likely read it!